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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2014.87.1.87

Tracheoesophageal Fistula with Tracheal Dilatation in a Patient with a Tracheostomy Using a Home Mechanical Ventilator  

Kim, Byounghoon (Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital)
Joo, Min Sun (Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital)
Kim, Yoo Na (Department of Radiology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital)
Shin, Tae Rim (Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea)
Park, Sang Myeon (Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital)
Kim, Dong Gyu (Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital)
Sim, Yun Su (Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.87, no.1, 2014 , pp. 87-91 More about this Journal
Abstract
Patients with tracheostomies requiring prolonged home mechanical ventilation are increasing in number rapidly. A tracheoesophageal fistula is a relatively unusual complication, but this case resulted in a fatal outcome. We describe a tracheoesophageal fistula with tracheal dilation in a 72-year-old female who had a prolonged tracheostomy and nasogastric tube, using a home mechanical ventilator. On enhanced CT images, the tracheostomy tube was well located within the trachea with no abnormal finding. However, chest enhanced CT images obtained 5 months later showed marked circumferential wall thickening of the trachea with tiny ulceration, a markedly increased diameter of the tracheal lumen, and a tracheoesophageal fistula. In patients using home mechanical ventilators, the location and cuff pressure of the tracheostomy tube and the nasogastric tube should be evaluated routinely.
Keywords
Tracheoesophageal fistula; Tracheostomy; Mechanical ventilation;
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